Title :
Educating engineers for times of rapid change
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Santa Clara Univ., CA
Abstract :
We live in times of rapid change. Today´s engineering students must learn to cope with more and more change. The author proposes two educational approaches that will help students react to change. The first is to stress the unchanging fundamentals, and the second is to give students a realistic understanding of the limitations of the engineering process. The author believes that if students see the process as other than ideal it will be easier for them to adjust to changes when they come
Keywords :
engineering education; educational approaches; engineering education; engineering process limitations; engineering students; Boolean algebra; Circuit theory; Electromagnetics; Heat engines; History; Mathematics; Maxwell equations; Optical coupling; Physics education; Set theory;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1994. Twenty-fourth Annual Conference. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2413-7
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1994.580468